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| Title | World War I homecoming, Sims, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1919 |
| Description | A contingent of soldiers, some sitting but most standing, surrounded by a crowd of townspeople. A home and shed is in the background. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Military
People
Social Life & Customs
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Soldiers
Crowds
Houses
Sheds
Wooden buildings
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| Organization Name | United States. Army
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| Location | Sims (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| Item Number | 0032-MO-20-01 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Transcription | "Art Olin, 4th from left, First row, New Salem"--Handwritten on back of photograph. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | Sims, founded in 1883, was virtually abandoned in 1947-1948 when the Northern Pacific Railroad rerouted out of the town. Today it is a ghost town. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Wick, Douglas A. North Dakota Place Names. Sweetgrass Communications, Bismarck, ND: 1989. 179. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Oral History Project Photograph Collection 00032
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (0032-MO-20-01) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh0032MO2001 |
